Fence



July 9, 1929. 1,720,004

FENCE Filed March 8, 1928 INVEN TOR Warm. BY

ATTORNEY Patented July 9, 1929.

UNITED STATES ARTHUR RICH, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

FENCE.

Application filed March 8, 1928.

This invention relates to a fence, more particularly to a fence of metallic sectional construction and the immediate object thereof is to provide a low ornan'ient-al fence for enclosing or marking the borders of lawns, flower-beds, garden plots, and the like, which can be so cheaply made up in units that it can be merchandised by chain and similar stores, where users can conveniently purch ase from time to time as few or as many units as required, which can readily be set up and taken down without the aid of tools, and which when set up for use will be strong and firm and at the same time will present a neat and attractive appearance.

To this end my new fence unit comprises, briefly stated a post with an integral bracing member at its lower end which is stamped from sheet metal or thin plate and is shaped to a suitable section-a fiat web with flanged edges or a slight curve, for exampleto give it stiffness and rigidity, and, for rails, one, two, or possibly more-usually two metallic rods which at one end are or may be attached, loosely and preferably removably, to one side of the post with which they are particularly associated and at the other end may be removably attached to the opposite side of the post of another unit.

One practical, and what I now consider to be the best, embodiment of the invention is shown, by way of illustration and not of limitation, in the accompanying drawing, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of the new fence unit, con'iprising a post with two rails;

Fig. 2 is a view showing the post in side elevation, partly broken away, and an end of the upper rail attached thereto; Fig. 3 is a section on the line 3 8 of Fig 2; and Fig. 4 is a perspective view, on a reduced scale, of

a section of fencing in place bordering a strip of lawn.

Referring to the drawings, 5 indicates the post, which as shown is shaped to an open hollow section having a substantially flat body or. web with narrow side flanges 6 6.

The upper end of the post has an ornamental head 7 which, as shown, is inclined rearwardly at an angle--a feature which adds to the attractiveness of a low fence. At its lower end the post ispointed and out out and offset therefrom there is an additional leg or brace 8, also pointed at its end, which is preferably connected with and spaced from the post proper, as shown by a shoulder sec Serial No. 259,953.

tion 9 substantially perpendicular thereto and serving both as a head by which to drive the post into the ground and as a stop to mark and limit the depth at which the post is to be set. The rails 10, which are made of metallic rods or lengths of suitable still? wire, are bent at their opposite ends to form books 11 11'; and, for their attachment thereto, the post is provided at each of its sides with the necessary number of spaced holes 12 12 and 12 12.

For the low fence here in view a post which when set will extend from nine inches to two feet above the ground is suitable, and the rails therefor will usually also vary from about one to two feet in length The post and rails are preferably coated with paintfor example, a green paint with or without a paint of contrasting color on the head of the post.

The fence may readily be set up by first driving one post into the ground with its ails hooked thereto either before or after the post is set, then, hooking the other ends 11 of the rails into the openings 12 of another post, that post may be set into the ground, and so 011 with each additional unit.

The rails which with the post constitute a fence unit may, if desired, be loosely but more or less pern'ianently attached to such post, as by closing up the hooks 11 after in-' sorting them in the openings 12; but for convenience, particularly in packaging the units for shipment and sale, I prefer to leave this connection detachable.

It is to be understood that I do not limit myself as to the size of my new fence unit or the use to which it is to be put, since it is obvious that it can be used for fencing purposes generally and will be made in sizes suitable for the use in view; and, further, that it can be variously modified in its structural details, within the scope of the appended claims, without departing from the spirit or sacrificing the substantial advantages of the invention.

That I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. As a new article of manufacture, a metallic fence unit comprising a post and a plurality of rails, the rails being independent of each other and provided with a hook at each end. and the post being of plate metal and having holes formed therein wherein to secure on one side thereof one hooked end of the rail or rails of the unit and on the other side thereofthe free hooked end of the rail or rails of another unit.

2. As a new article of manufacture, a metallic fence unit comprising a post and one or more rails, the post being of plate metal shaped to open hollow section and the post and rails having complementary fastening means whereby to attach to the post on one side thereof one end of the rail or rails of that unit and on the other side thereof the free end of the rail or rails of another unit.

3. As a new article of manufacture, a metallie fence unit comprising a post and one or more rails, the post being of plate metal with flanged edges and having a head bent back at an obtuse angle to the plane of the post, and the post and rails having complementary fastening means whereby to attach to the post on one side thereof the end of the rail or rails of that unit and on the other side thereof the free end of the rail or rails of another unit.

4;. As a new article of manufacture, a meend of the rail or rails of that unit and on 1 the other side thereof the free end of the rail or rails of another unit.

5. As a new article of manufacture, a metallic fence unit comprising a post and a plurality of rails, the rails being independent of each other and provided with a hook at each end and the post being of plate metal with holes formed therein wherein to secure on one side thereof one hooked end of the rails of the unit and on the other side thereof the free hooked end of the rails of another unit and provided with integral means for limiting the insertion thereof in the ground.

ARTHUR RICH. 

